Why does central saint martins produce so many designers A large number of the louis vuitton online shop sale designers showing at london fashion week have passed through central saint martins.But why does this school dominate? Even if you not hugely into fashion, chances are you have heard of stella mccartney, john galliano and the late alexander mcqueen. They fashion superstars, celebrities of haute couture, newsworthy personalities in their own right, as galliano recent trial for racial slurs showed.But what also unites them is their alma mater, as all three studied at central saint martins college of art and design. To name drop a bit more, its fashion alumni also include katherine hamnett, bruce oldfield, jenny packham, matthew williamson and christopher kane. But it has not just spawned great british designers.Riccardo tisci, the italian creative director of givenchy womenswear and among those tipped to take over from galliano at dior, went there. Continue louis vuitton belt uk reading the main storyfashion minded Others include american zac posen, worn by natalie portman and beyonce among others, and greek born mary katrantzou, whose print dress adorned keira knightley at this year venice film festival. Only the fashionistas will have heard of kane and katrantzou, and only the hardcore will have heard of the central saint martins designers who don have their own label but who help power the world biggest fashion houses, such as chanel, gucci and louis vuitton. Csm, as it is known to staff and students, has been around a long time but its reputation as one of the world top fashion schools was forged in the 1980s.Its fees are in line with other fashion schools but it is notoriously hard to get a place, with the ma in fashion receiving 600 applications for 50 places. The daily telegraph fashion correspondent hilary alexander says the school nurtures the free thinkers, the mavericks, the people who think outside the box.But that is underpinned by a knowledge of pattern cutting and how clothes hang.It not an anarchic free for all, there a rigour in terms of the disciplines that go towards making a designer. " It would be impossible to put a monetary value on the school contribution to global fashion, she adds. "It must be millions and millions when you think of the influence, inspiration and sales of people like mcqueen, galliano, williamson, mccartney.The list goes on and on and on. " Continue reading the main storycentral saint martins It formed in 1989 from the merger of the central school of arts and crafts(Founded 1896)And st martin school of art(Founded 1854) St martin was internationally renowned for fashion and fine art, while central was well known for theatre, industrial and graphic design Its non fashion designer alumni include artists lucien freud and antony gormley, designers sir james dyson and sir terence conran, actors john hurt and colin firth, and singers pj harvey and jarvis cocker In 1999, drama centre london(Founded 1962)Merged with csm Csm is part of the university of the arts london, which brings together six colleges across the capital It was spread across 11 buildings on six sites but it moving to a new base at king cross and an existing site in archway this year Its fees are set by the university of the arts london.From next year, an undergraduate course will cost 9, 000 per year It is lv bag uk undeniable that saint martins has produced more than its fair share of big name individuals. Out of the 86 brands showing during london fashion week(Lfw), 41 involve CSM designers.It is also the only college deemed professional enough to have its own show at lfw. Savannah miller is one of the many csm graduates preparing for this year lfw, which kicks off on friday 16 september.She runs her twenty8twelve label with her actor sister sienna miller. The fashion designer miller, who specialised in knitwear and graduated in 2004, says it has a very hands off approach to its teaching. "They leave you to get on with it and that made you so free.There were people who couldn handle that kind of freedom they wanted classes and structure but you only saw a tutor once every two weeks. "I was in from 8.30 in the morning to 8.30 at night.There was a handful of us doing that and it was those people who have gone on to do well. "

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